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Barber, James Albert b. July 11, 1841 d. June 26, 1925Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Light Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads “Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault”. His Medal was issued on June 20, 1866. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USAPlot: Section 21, Lot 385

Dixon, Nathan Fellows b. December 13, 1774 d. January 29, 1842US Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, he graduated from what is now Brown University in 1799, was admitted to the bar two years later and began practice in New London County. In 1802 he settled in Westerly, Rhode Island, where he pursued both law and banking, and in 1829 was named President of Westerly's Washington Bank. He was a longtime member of the State House of Representatives (1813 to 1830), and a Colonel in the State Militia. A Whig, Dixon was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Dixon II., Nathan Fellows b. May 1, 1812 d. April 11, 1881U.S. Congressman. The son of US Senator Nathan Fellows Dixon, he attended Plainfield Academy Connecticut, graduated from Brown University Rhode Island, in 1833, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced to practice law in Westerly, Rhode Island. He engaged in banking, was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, (1841-49) and was a member of the Governor’s council in 1842. In 1849, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving until 1851...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Dixon III., Nathan Fellows b. August 28, 1847 d. November 8, 1897U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. The son of US Congressman Nathan Fellows Dixon II, he attended Phillips Academy Massachusetts, graduated from Brown University Rhode Island, in 1869, from the Albany Law School New York, in 1871, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced to practice law in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was US Attorney for the district of Rhode Island, (1877-85), when elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Dunn, Herbert Omar b. May 29, 1857 d. February 13, 1939US Navy Admiral, Inventor. He began his career as a cadet on the sloop of war ship USS Constellation in 1877 and was commissioned a US Navy Ensign in 1881. Rising through the ranks, he was promoted Rear Admiral in 1915. During World War I, he was appointed the first commander of U.S. naval forces stationed at the U.S. Naval Base at Ponta Delgada, Azores. There he distinguished himself by sinking a German U-boat and providing help to the civil population when the great flu pandemic of 1918...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Frink, Henry Alexander b. November 23, 1829 d. May 12, 1892Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 186th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on October 4, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USAPlot: Section 23, Lot 594

Naylor, David Johnson b. November 4, 1843 d. February 7, 1926Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a Landsman in the Union Navy on board the "USS Oneida". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the engagement at Mobile Bay, Alabama on August 5, 1864. His citation reads “Acting as powder boy at the 30-pounder Parrott rifle, Naylor had his passing box shot from his hands and knocked overboard where it fell in one of the Calena's boats which was under the bow. Jumping overboard, Naylor recovered his box...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USAPlot: Section 8, Lot 1938

O'Connell, John Matthew b. August 10, 1872 d. December 6, 1941US Congressman. Elected to represent Rhode Island's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1939. Also served as a Member of the Rhode Island State Legislature, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island in 1936. (Bio by: K)Saint Sebastian Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Pendleton, James Monroe b. January 10, 1822 d. February 16, 1889US Congressman. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, the insurance business, banking, served in the Rhode Island State Senate (1862-65) and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868. In 1871, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving until 1875. An unsuccessful for reelection, he was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives (1879-84) and as chairman of the Rhode Island State board of charities and corrections, from...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA